Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 8PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 18 | NE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 149 | 131 | 102 | 102 | 85 | 83 | 94 | 35 | 81 | 80 | 145 | 132 | 82 | 75 | 68 | 70 | 84 | 77 | 183 | 423 | 1462 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:43PM1.73m | 7:10AM1.80m | 7:31PM1.67m | 7:59AM1.75m | 8:22PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:41PM0.30m | 00:57AM0.30m | 1:30PM0.36m | 1:45AM0.36m | 2:21PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 149 | 131 | 66 | 102 | 116 | 51 | 42 | 35 | 40 | 43 | 145 | 132 | 73 | 75 | 68 | 70 | 84 | 77 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | E 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NE 8 | NE 6 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 11 | NNE 6 | E 12 |
| kJ | 41 | 61 | 31 | 55 | 85 | 38 | 36 | 31 | 81 | 23 | 61 | 72 | 82 | 33 | 59 | 52 | 45 | 69 | 25 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 4 | NNE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 12 | — |
| kJ | 25 | 20 | 102 | 3 | 3 | 83 | 94 | 9 | 21 | 80 | 78 | 38 | 39 | 51 | 23 | 10 | 31 | 37 | 5 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | W 3 | — | NNW 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | — | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | 3 | — | 23 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 183 | 423 | 1462 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 280 | 216 |
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